Self (Archival Footage)
The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. The documentary illuminates the 80-year-old Congressman’s life as it chronicles the moments on the extraordinary journey that have shaped his place in history and make him such a galvanizing figure today as protests circle the globe. Lewis’ schedule has increased ten-fold as he has become the go-to figure for TV news shows, podcasts and newspapers and magazines from the Washington Post to Vanity Fair, commenting on and leading the way forward through today’s worldwide protests and demonstrations.
Self
Фильм рассказывает о закулисье жизни лауреата Нобелевской премии мира Мартине Лютере Кинге и показывает совершенно иную точку зрения на его характер. Для одних он — воплощение упорства и пламенный борец за равноправие. Для соратников — обычный человек со своими терзаниями. Основа документальной картины — интервью с теми, кто был с героем незадолго до его убийства. Фильм включает в себя уникальные архивные материалы, а также записи телефонных разговоров с президентом США Линдоном Джонсоном.
Self - Student, Fisk University
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.
Self - SCLC
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
